Steam Railway Locomotives of Great Britain
that proudly carried the name "Malta" from 1901 to 1961

Many locomotives
in the British Isles were given names by the railway companies,
these names were often commemorating famous people, places, buildings,
warships and in the case of the following were named after countries
that had a British connection. It is interesting to note that the
locomotives of The Malta Railway (1883 - 1931) never carried names.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

Great Western Railway,
Atbara Class. Designed by G.J. Churchward.

Railway Company

GWR

Loco No.

3407

Name

MALTA

Class

Atbara

Type

4-4-0

Built

Swindon September
1901

Withdrawn

November

1908

Great Western Railway,
"City" Class. Designed by G.J. Churchward.

Railway Company

GWR

Loco No.

3707

Name

MALTA

Class

City

Type

4-4-0

Built

Swindon November 1908

Withdrawn

April 1929

Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class locomotive number 3407 November
1908.

LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY

London & North
Western Railway, "George V" Class. Designed by C.J. Bowen
Cooke.

The same locomotive
numbered 5358 in London, Midland and Scottish Railway livery

Railway Company

L&NWR

Loco No.

2177

Name

MALTA

Class

George V

Type

4-4-0

Built

Crewe

July 1911

Withdrawn

November

1936

The London & North Western Railway (L&NWR) became
The London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923.

Locomotive 2717 was renumbered 5358 by the LMS in October
1927.

The Nameplates "Malta" were removed in September
1936.

LONDON MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY

London Midland
& Scottish Railway, "Jubilee" Class. Designed by William
Arthur Stanier *.

The same locomotive
in British Railways livery.

Railway Company

LMS

Loco No.

5616

Name

MALTA

Class

Jubilee

Type

4-6-0

Built

Crewe

August 1934

Withdrawn

January 1961

Locomotive 5616 was Built at Crewe on 16th
August 1934 and was named "MALTA" on 6th August 1936,
she was renamed "MALTA G.C. on 23rd October 1943. She originally
ran coupled to a High Sided Straight Tender but by the time she
was named "MALTA" she has a standard Fowler tender as
seen in the pictures.

* William Arthur Stanier was Knighted in 1943 and became
Sir William Stanier.

The London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) became
The British Railways, London Midland Region (BR LMR) on January
1st 1948

Locomotive 5616 was renumbered 45616 in September 1948
by British Railways.